early indian civilizations mississippian aztecs incan mayans

Early Indian Civilizations

Mississippian

Aztecs

Incan

Mayans


Early Indian civilizations (Maya, Inca, Aztec, Mississippian) existed in the Western Hemisphere prior to the arrival of Europeans. These civilizations had developed unique governments, social structures, religions, technologies, and agricultural practices and products.


Civilization Aztecs Incas Mayans Mississippians

Government

Culture

Religion

Technology

Agricultural practices/products


Civilization MayansGovernment cities were religious and government centers; priests

and nobles served as leaders and lived in large palaces

Culture people participated in outdoor games

Religion festivals honored Mayan gods

Technology Mayans developed a number system and a calendar

Agricultural practices/products

farmers used a slash and burn method; maize was most the common crop

Example


Aztecs


Aztecs

BrainPop – Aztec civilization

Article – Aztec farming

Aztec government

Aztec daily life

Aztec inventions and achievements Aztec religion

http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/worldhistory/azteccivilization/

http://www.aztec-history.com/aztec-farming.html

http://aztecs.mrdonn.org/government.html

http://aztecs.mrdonn.org/dailylife.html

http://aztecs.mrdonn.org/achievements.html

http://www.aztec-history.com/ancient-aztec-religion.html


Incas


Incas

Article – Incas

Article – Farming Inca style

Inca government

Inca daily life - Nobility

Inca inventions and achievements

Inca daily life – Common people

Inca religion

BrainPop - Inca civilization

http://history.howstuffworks.com/south-american-history/incas.htm

http://incas.mrdonn.org/farming.html

http://incas.mrdonn.org/government.html

http://incas.mrdonn.org/royals.html

http://incas.mrdonn.org/inventions.html

http://incas.mrdonn.org/common.html

http://www.machupicchu-inca.com/inca-religion.html

http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/worldhistory/incacivilization/


Mayans


Mayans

Article – Mayans

BrainPop– Mayan civilization Mayan government

Mayan daily life

Mayan inventions and achievements Mayan religion

Mayan farming

http://history.howstuffworks.com/central-american-history/maya-indians.htm

http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/worldhistory/mayacivilization/

http://mayas.mrdonn.org/government.html

http://mayas.mrdonn.org/dailylife.html

http://mayas.mrdonn.org/inventions.html

http://mayas.mrdonn.org/religion.html

http://www.authenticmaya.com/maya_agriculture.htm


Mayans

Mayan Rise and Fall

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/08/maya-rise-fall/map-interactive


Mississippians


Mississippians

Article – Mississippian culture

Article – Mississippian culture

Mississippian government

Mississippian daily life

Mississippian inventions and achievements

Mississippian religion

Mississippian PowerPoint

http://web.ebscohost.com/srck5/detail?vid=3&hid=112&sid=aa539bb2-726c-4976-b435-d66aca6f4498@sessionmgr110&bdata=JnNpdGU9c3JjazUtbGl2ZQ==

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/385694/Mississippian-culture

http://www.handsontheland.org/HistoryExploration/cultural_comparison/text_content.cfm?id=451

http://bama.ua.edu/~alaarch/prehistoricalabama/mississippian.htm

http://www.museum.state.il.us/RiverWeb/landings/Ambot/Archives/History/Cahokia/miss/tech.html

http://www.museum.state.il.us/RiverWeb/landings/Ambot/Archives/History/Cahokia/miss/religion.html

http://www.solonschools.org/accounts/DBonacci/48201085506_TheMississippianMoundbuildersPowerPointShow.pps


Promethean Early American cultures


Project Research one of the early Indian civilizations regarding government systems, social structures, religions, technologies, and agricultural practices and products. Share the information you learned by creating one of the following:

• A two-to-four minute infomercial of that civilization.• A museum exhibit of their civilization. Museum exhibits might be physical (e.g., posters, illustrations, models) or virtual using electronic media tools (e.g., slide show,).•A travel brochure for the civilization you researched.

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early indian civilizations mississippian aztecs incan mayans

Documents

government systems

government centers priests

mayan gods technologymayans

social structures

museum exhibits

common crop example

american cultures

number system